Matrix mechanical properties of transversalis fascia in inguinal herniation as a model for tissue expansion

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 3462-3468

  Kureshi, Alvena ^a   Vaiude, Partha ^a   Nazhat, Showan N ^b   Petrie, Aviva ^b   Brown, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elasticity; Hernia; Mechanical properties; Strain; Stress; Transversalis fascia; Young's modulus.

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COLLAGEN; ELASTICITY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MODAL ANALYSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; SINGLE CRYSTALS; STRAIN; STRESSES; TISSUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

AND MODELS; ANISOTROPY RATIOS; BIOCHEMICAL CHANGES; COLLAGEN FIBRILS; COLLAGEN TISSUES; CONNECTIVE TISSUES; CYLINDRICAL STRUCTURES; DIRECT ANALYSES; ELECTRON MICROGRAPHS; FIBRE BUNDLES; FORCE DISTRIBUTIONS; FUNCTIONAL DIFFERENCES; FUNCTIONAL TISSUES; HERNIA; MATHEMATICAL MODELLING; MEAN RATIOS; MECHANICAL LOADINGS; STATIC TENSILE; SURGICAL INTERVENTIONS; TISSUE LAYERS; TRANSVERSALIS FASCIA; YOUNG'S MODULUS.;

BIOMECHANICS;

COLLAGEN FIBRIL;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INGUINAL HERNIA; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE EXPANSION;

ANIMALS; COLLAGEN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FASCIA; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 56549099066     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.08.018     Document Type: Article

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